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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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This species is[[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to southeastern [[Australia]] including [[Tasmania]], and possibly the northern half of the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]] although while some shells have been found, there is no evidence of the species breeding there. |
This species is [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to southeastern [[Australia]] including [[Tasmania]], and possibly the northern half of the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]] although while some shells have been found, there is no evidence of the species breeding there. |
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==Habitat== |
==Habitat== |
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==Shell description== |
==Shell description== |
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The shell is large and very narrowly spindle-shaped, with a tall [[spire (mollusc)|spire]] and a long [[siphonal canal]]. The |
The shell is large and very narrowly spindle-shaped, with a tall [[spire (mollusc)|spire]] and a long [[siphonal canal]]. The [[whorl (mollusc)|whorl]]s are rounded and [[sculpture (mollusc)|sculptured]] with broad axial folds, crossed by wavy spiral cords. |
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The shell height is up to 228 [[millimetre|mm]]. |
The shell height is up to 228 [[millimetre|mm]]. |
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| Fusinus novaehollandiae (Reeve, 1848)
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Fusinus novaehollandiae is a spindle shell, a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc of the family Fasciolariidae.
Distribution
This species is endemic to southeastern Australia including Tasmania, and possibly the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand although while some shells have been found, there is no evidence of the species breeding there.
Habitat
It is found on the continental shelf.
Shell description
The shell is large and very narrowly spindle-shaped, with a tall spire and a long siphonal canal. The whorls are rounded and sculptured with broad axial folds, crossed by wavy spiral cords.
The shell height is up to 228 mm.
References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1